Christian Negus (born Christian Nzewi) established himself as a Nigerian reggae musician and producer, releasing two albums that positioned him within Lagos’s reggae scene during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Negus launched his career in 1987 with Blood And Fire, a roots reggae album steeped in Rastafarian themes and biblical references. Housing six tracks, the album revolves around themes of shepherding, judgment, and the Rastafarian concept of Babylon as oppressive societal structures. The album established Negus as a practitioner of conscious reggae, using music as a vehicle for spiritual expression and social commentary. In 1991, Negus returned with Mystic Roots Man collaborating with The Biafran Wailers, a one-off reggae backing band that represented one of the strongest musical setups 1990s Lagos could offer. The group featured Amos McRoy Jegg on bass guitar, Lemmy Jackson on keyboards, and Jimmy Henshaw on percussions and synths, with arrangements by Sony Fadairo. This lineup delivered eight tracks including “Concrete Jungle,” “Black Tracks,” “Chastisement Of My People,” “Golden Rule,” the title track “Mystic Roots Man,” “Babylon System,” “Do You Hear I When I Call,” and “Mr Brown.” The album’s content expanded beyond the strictly spiritual focus of his debut, addressing urban struggles (“Concrete Jungle”), racial consciousness (“Black Tracks”), collective suffering (“Chastisement Of My People”), and systemic oppression (“Babylon System”). The inclusion of “Mr Brown” connected Negus to the broader Caribbean reggae canon, while tracks like “Mystic Roots Man” affirmed his identity as a roots reggae practitioner committed to the genre’s foundational principles.